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UA 5454 · United Airlines

Denver → Wichita (DEN–ICT)100% of its flights flew this route. The rest (ORD–TUL) are included in these numbers.

86
Pretty Reliable
WanderNerd Reliability Score
84%
Arrive within 15 minutes
1 min
Average arrival delay
1.4%
Cancelled
8 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 363 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

What the data says

Saturdays have been rough.

UA 5454 arrived on time 94% of the time on Fridays and just 76% on Saturdays. That gap is worth planning around.

A bit ahead of the DEN–ICT route.

UA 5454 arrived on time 84% of the time, versus 78% across the DEN–ICT route.

A bit ahead of the United Airlines network.

UA 5454 arrived on time 84% of the time, versus 79% across the United Airlines network.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon77%(52 flights)
  • Tue80%(51 flights)
  • Wed86%(51 flights)
  • Thu88%(51 flights)
  • Fri94%(51 flights)
  • Sat76%(50 flights)
  • Sun85%(52 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 12–3 PM84%(357 flights)
  • 6–9 PM—(1 flights)
On-time trend by month
84%
May

Jun 83% → May 84% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202583%29
July 202581%31
August 202587%31
September 202590%30
October 202584%31
November 202585%27
December 202574%31
January 202693%30
February 202678%27
March 202677%30
April 202690%30
May 202684%31
Departures on time
82%
Diverted
0%
Flights flown
358
Months covered
12

Same route, other flights

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Based on 363 historical flights, because apparently we checked. Historical flight data: U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics, June 2025 – May 2026. Data through May 2026. How we calculate this.